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MAP Toolkit 9.2 Now Available!
We are pleased to announce the availability of version 9.2 of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit. This release of the MAP Toolkit helps increase the agility and cost effectiveness of deploying the latest Microsoft technologies. MAP 9.2 helps organizations...

We are pleased to announce the availability of version 9.1 of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit. This release of the MAP Toolkit helps increase the agility and cost effectiveness of deploying the latest Microsoft technologies. MAP 9.1 helps organizations assess their environment readiness...

We are pleased to announce the availability of version 9.0 of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit. This release of the MAP Toolkit helps increase the agility and cost effectiveness of deploying the latest Microsoft technologies. It also enhances usage tracking to include accounting for...

I often ran into customers and partners who wish they could have spent LESS time on deployment planning and deploy faster and start benefitting from the value of the software earlier. Picking the right technologies like server, desktop, and application virtualization could seem daunting at times to some...

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) is a network-wide assessment tool that helps both Microsoft customers and partners accelerate their IT planning through the use of our agent-less assessment engine.
Today, I am happy to announce the recent release of the Microsoft Partners site that...

Are your customers moving to Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 ? Want to win that migration business?
Check out this upcoming webcast from the Solution Accelerators team! It's all about how you can use the new features of Microsoft Deployment Toolkit 2010 to help customers make the move to Windows...

We are pleased to announce the next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit—version 6.0— is now available for beta download. To participate, register for the MAP Toolkit 6.0 Beta at Microsoft Connect.
Join the MAP Beta .
Members, bookmark this link to get the...

We launched MAP 5.5 couple of weeks ago. In the last blog, we explored on the Internet Explorer discovery scenario within the context of Windows7 deployment. In MAP 5.5, we extended the scope of MAP toolkit beyond the traditional server and desktop hardware readiness assessment and toward cloud deployment...

Last week, in his blog " Identifying Browsers and Plugins That Might Represent a Risk" Gartner's Neil MacDonald stressed on the significance of MAP 5.5 Internet Explorer discovery scenario.
With the proliferation of web browsers, and plugins such as toolbars, browser helper objects, Active -x controls...

In the last couple of posts, I discussed SQL server discovery feature as well as Software Usage tracking feature of MAP toolkit. In this blog, I would like to introduce you to some of the technical specifics of the MAP toolkit.
What the MAP Toolkit Does
The MAP Toolkit is designed to let you...

Hello!
The Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit team has just released a new set of Technical FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) . We hope that you will find this useful as to learn how to use the MAP Toolkit for various technology migration projects regarding Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008...

SQL Server 2008 is here! View the short video below to see how you can quickly find all of your SQL servers and identify good candidates for migration to SQL Server 2008.
View the video demo below or click this MAP Toolkit demo link here
Download the MAP Toolkit 3.1
Learn more about the MAP...

Today, we are officially launching the revamped online web resource pages for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) including web demo videos, case studies and documentation. The MAP Toolkit is a network-wide inventory and planning toolkit that helps you quickly determine the migration...

The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit has a new Software usage tracking capability so that partners can help customers evaluate their Server and CAL licensing needs. This new Software usage tracking feature is a positive step forward to support our customers. With MAP 5.0 toolkit, customers...

The wait is over! The much-anticipated Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 (MAP) has now been released to the web. Formerly known as Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, this new release is now packed with many new features such as:
Hyper-V virtualization candidates assessment (+ improved...

Want to learn how to determine if your networked PCs are ready for Windows Vista? Need to know if your PCs are secured (e.g. Are their Windows Firewall turned off? Is anti-virus software not installed?)
Check out this short video to see how the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 (MAP) can...

Hello IT Pros!
February 27 is a big day. Windows Server 2008 will be officially launching in Los Angeles with Steve Ballmer, Microsoft CEO, kicking off in just a few hours.
In support of this very important technology milestone as well as the Windows Vista SP1 release, the Microsoft Solution Accelerators...

Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta Now Available! Many of our customers do not know what computers are in their IT environment or what applications have been deployed. The Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 Beta makes it easier for customers and partners to quickly identify...

Hi, If you haven't heard about the Microsoft Virtualization Global Launch Event , it's not too late. Check out this Virtualization Launch Registration link and sign up today. This event is scheduled for September 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Washington (near Redmond). Don't miss this opportunity to hear from...

Hello IT Users!
Back by popular demand of the Windows 7 Beta Program , our team has just released a new version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 3.2 (Build 2315) that now gives you the newly-added capability of running this MAP Toolkit on Windows 7 Beta machines.
We previously...

Webcast Alert for Microsoft Partners
Webcast Title: Increasing Business Opportunities in Challenging Economic Times with Microsoft Solution Accelerators
Abstract:
Do more with less – an increasingly important theme for every IT director and business owners. What then is the trick to help customers...

We are pleased to announce the next version of the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit-version 5.5- is now available for download.
Download MAP 5.5
Simplify planning for migration to the latest Microsoft products and technologies with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP...

We’re happy to announce that the beta for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning (MAP) Toolkit 5.0 is now open.
We encourage you to join the beta review program and help influence the development of the toolkit. To participate, register for the MAP Toolkit 5.0 Beta 1 at Microsoft Connect.
The Microsoft...

Are you getting ready to deploy Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista SP1 and Microsoft Virtualization technologies? Check out the brand new Solution Accelerators Microsoft is releasing this week!
Today, Microsoft is launching three Solution Accelerators that will help IT professionals and Microsoft...